White House mum on Beyoncé lip-synch questions

1/23/13 2:02 PM EST

The great Beyoncé lip synch question of 2013 goes unanswered for yet another day.

White House press secretary Jay Carney – who made his own lip synch joke at the beginning of Wednesday’s briefing – scolded reporters who asked if President Obama is aware that the pop star’s Inaugural national anthem was pre-recorded. He said he has not discussed the matter with Obama.

“What I know about this I know this I know, mostly know from what I’ve read and shockingly it has not all been consistent,” Carney said. “I actually have no idea what’s true and what’s not about what happened here and I don’t think it’s particularly important to address form the podium here.”

Various outlets reported Tuesday that Beyonce was pantomiming the anthem while a version she had previously recorded played over the Capitol speakers.

Carney referred reporters to the Presidential Inaugural Committee and the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Neither has to date said definitively whether Beyoncé was singing live at Monday’s Inauguration.

“I’m glad you guys are focused on the important issues of the day here,” he said. “You know, as powerful as this office is, we don’t control the weather and as many issues as we deal with here, we still have to choose what we don’t deal with and this is one of those issues.”